The 14th ranked Winona State softball team swept Bemidji State on Sunday 5-1 and 8-0. Reed Karsten drove in three of the Warriors five runs in the first game while Ashley Walker gave up five hits and a run on the mound....

Saint Mary’s men’s hockey player Martin Gruse had one of the best seasons in recent Cardinal history this season and yesterday he was rewarded for his efforts by being named second team all-american....

The 14th ranked Winona State softball team dropped a pair of games Sunday in the Apple Market Classic in Missouri. WSU stud pitcher Ashley Walker got roughed up in a 9-3 loss to 11th ranked Emporia State...

Cotter will have a new boys’ basketball coach next season. David Jewison has resigned as head coach after seven seasons and will be replaced by Travis Whipple who is currently the athletic director at Cotter....

Rushford-Peterson won its third state boys’ basketball championship on Saturday afternoon when the number one ranked Trojans took down third ranked Maranatha Christian 51-44 in the Class A championship game at the Target Center....

Rushford-Peterson Boys Basketball wins State Championship!

The Rushford-Peterson Boys Basketball team is State Champions as they beat Maranatha Christian 51-44 in the State Championship game. There will be a welcome home celebration tonight at the High School in the Gym at 7pm.

R-P Wins Again!

The Rushford-Peterson boys are headed to their second straight Class A state championship game appearance after beating Central Minnesota Christian 62-39 in the semifinals Friday afternoon. The Trojans used tough defense to take a 28-15 lead into halftime. R-P forced 16 first half turnovers and forced 23 in the game. Rushford-Peterson shot just 29 percent in the first half but 63 percent in the second half. Noah Carlson stepped into the starting lineup for the injured Cole Kingsley and had 16 points, 7 steals, 5 assists and 4 offensive rebounds. Kingsley was able to play nine minutes off the bench and head coach Tom Vix said that Cole moved around pretty well and felt good after the game. Kyler Paulson added 13 points and Charlie Krambeer had 11. Rushford- Peterson moves to 31-1 and they will play in the state championship game at 11:00 on Saturday morning at the Target Center. Saturday's game can be heard on K Country 99.3 and online at winonaradio.com.

R-P in title game Saturday!

Rushford-Peterson is headed to their second straight state championship game beating Central Minnesota Christian 62-39. R-P will play in the state championship game at 11:00 at the Target Center on Saturday and the game can be heard on 99.3 FM and online at winonaradio.com.

Number one Rushford-Peterson put on an offensive clinic in beating Fond du Lac Ojibwe in the Class A Quarterfinals at Boys' State Basketball Tournament. The Trojans shot 64% from the field and hit 16-27 three-pointers.

Winona High freshman swimmer Griffin Wolner broke a long standing school record at the section swim meet Thursday. Wolner broke the 200 individual medley record in qualifying for the finals. The school record was set 36 years ago.

In Section 1A, the Rushford-Peterson girls blew out Mabel-Canton 59-44. Brianna Koop led Rushford-Peterson with 18 points. The Trojans will play Spring Grove on Monday at 7:30 in Rochester in the Sub-section semifinals.....

The Cotter girls’ basketball team lost to Lake City last night 59-49 in the Section 1AA East Sub-Section quarterfinals. Gabby Bowlin led Cotter with 18 points but the Ramblers shot just 33 percent from the field....

Tonight the Winona High boys’ basketball team opens up the Section 1AAA tournament at Faribault. The Winhawks are the five seed and come into the game 8-18 while the fourth seeded Falcons are 11-15....

The Saint Mary women’s basketball team rolled to an easy win over Gustavus Adolphus 90-58 in the quarterfinals of the MIAC Tournament. The Cardinals came out red hot and shot over 60 percent from the field in each half. Saint

Winona State softball players Ashley Walker and Hannah Lythberg have earned weekly honors by the NSIC. Walker claimed the NSIC Player of the Week award and she is hitting .560 with six doubles while driving in 11 runs....

This week’s Winona Radio athlete of the Week is Winona High freshman wrestler Jack Vaselaar. Vaselaar qualified for the state wrestling meet last week by winning every match at the section tournament by pin....

Tonight on the local schedule, the Rushford-Peterson boys’ basketball team plays Fillmore Central in the Section 1A East Sub-Section semifinals at the Rochester Civic Center Auditorium. Tonight’s R-P game can be heard on K-Dub Country 99.3.....

The Winona High boys’ basketball team will be on the road in the first round of the Section 1AAA Tournament. The Winhawks have earned the fifth seed and they will travel to fourth seed Faribault on Wednesday night....

Tonight the Section 1A and 1AA boys’ basketball tournaments begin. The Cotter boys will play at top seed and third ranked Caledonia in the first round of the Section 1AA East Sub-Section tournament....

The Cotter girls lost to sixth ranked Plainview-Elgin-Millville 67-39. Kirsten Wiefenbach had 10 points while the Ramblers’ leading scorer Gabby Bowlin was held to 9 points after scoring 35 last game....

Number one ranked Rushford-Peterson is the top seed of the Section 1A East Sub-Section tournament. Hope Lutheran is the ninth seed and the Patriots play at eighth seed Mabel-Canton on Tuesday night. The Hope Lutheran game can be heard on

The Winona High wrestling team lost in the first round of the Section 1AAA tournament losing to Farmington 52-13.Trevory Pomeroy, Chris Wisted, Jake Vaselaar and Jake Mueller all picked up wins for the Winhawks....

The Winona High boys’ Nordic ski team finished 12th at the Minnesota State Meet at Giants Ridge on Thursday. Senior Noah Poling earned all-state honors by finishing 14th overall. That’s 25 spots better than he finished as a junior....

Winona State junior wide receiver Josh Mikes been named to the 2014 Don Hansen All-American team. Mikes was named honorable mention all-american after catching 59 passes for 1,025 yards and 13 touchdowns this season....

The Saint Mary’s women’s basketball team lost on the road Wednesday night falling to Saint Benedict 73-54. The Cardinals led 30-27 at the halftime break but the Blazers went on an 18-1 run to start the second half to take control of the game.....

Tonight on the local schedule, the Saint Mary’s men’s basketball team plays host to Saint John’s. Tonight’s Saint Mary’s game can be heard on AM 1230 KWNO and online at winonaradio.com starting at 6:50....

The Winona State baseball team wrapped up a four-game Texas trip at the Houston Winter Invite Sunday falling to Henderson State 5-0. Henderson State scored four of their five runs in the second inning....

The Saint Mary’s women got a big win on Saturday afternoon beating Concordia-Moorhead 79-73 in overtime. The Cardinals led by nine at halftime but gave up the lead in the second half before outscoring the Cobbers 16-10 in OT....

The Saint Mary’s men’s hockey team shut out Augsburg Saturday 2-0 and took three of a possible four points over the weekend. The Cardinals are in third place in the MIAC with 22 points, three points behind Concordia-Moorhead....

Friday Scores

Mens Basketball Womens Basketball
St. Cloud State 65 Winona State 64
Winona State 56 St. Cloud State 61

Tonight on the local schedule the Winona High girls’ basketball team travels to Big Nine Conference leader Rochester John Marshall. The Winhawks are in third place in the Big Nine at 11-4 while the Rockets are 15-0....

The Lewiston-Altura boys’ basketball team pulled out a 68-66 win over Cotter last night in Three Rivers Conference action. Cullin Neeck scored 23 points for Lewiston-Altura while Alex Brown added 18.....

The Winona High boys’ swim team got a record setting performance last night in beating Red Wing 96-84 in a dual. The Winhawks set the school record in the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 1 minute and 31.34 seconds....

Winona State guard Isaiah Gray has been named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week. Gray averaged 20.5 points, four rebounds and 2.5 steals while shooting 68 percent in two games this past weekend....